Focus and Scope

Focus and Scope

Journal of Applied SME Informatics Management focuses on the advancement and application of informatics management, digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and data-driven approaches to support the development and performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). It provides an interdisciplinary platform for researchers, academics, practitioners, and policymakers to disseminate theoretical, empirical, and applied studies addressing the opportunities and challenges of SME digital transformation. The journal particularly welcomes research that integrates informatics management, emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, business analytics, and technology-enabled management practices to improve SME innovation, productivity, competitiveness, resilience, sustainability, and organizational performance. Studies may employ quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method, computational, or design-oriented approaches that contribute to both academic knowledge and practical solutions for digitally enabled SME development.

The journal covers, but is not limited to, the following areas:

  1. SME Informatics Management – informatics management capability, informatics quality, informatics sharing, informatics integration, informatics governance, and knowledge-based informatics management.
  2. Digital Technology Adoption in SMEs – technology adoption, technology readiness, digital readiness, digital capability, digital maturity, and organizational factors influencing SME digitalization.
  3. Applied Artificial Intelligence and Business Analytics – artificial intelligence, generative AI, business intelligence, data analytics, predictive analytics, and AI-enabled decision-making for SME management.
  4. Technology-Enabled SME Management – application of digital technologies in marketing, finance, operations, human resource management, customer management, and supply chain management within SMEs.
  5. Digital Innovation and SME Performance – digital innovation, technology-enabled business model innovation, digital entrepreneurship, productivity, competitiveness, resilience, sustainability, decision-making, and organizational performance.